For W to be an effective control variable in IV estimation, the following condition must hold
A) E(ui) = 0
B) E(ui|Zi,Wi) = E(ui|Wi)
C) E(uiuj) ? 0
D) there must be an intercept in the regression
Answer: B) E(ui|Zi,Wi) = E(ui|Wi)
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